Author Archives: Sarah Beach

About Sarah Beach

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I find that Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

Added a New Paper: Breaking the Pattern

Well, “new” in relative terms, that is. The paper, “Breaking the Pattern: Alan Garner’s The Owl Service and The Mabinogion” was written for Mythcon 24, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 30-August 2, 1993. It was published in Mythlore 75, Winter 1994, … Continue reading

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Getting To Mythcon

Because this has been a very tough year for me all around, I fully expected that I would not be attending Mythcon, in spite of the fact that it was relatively near, in Berkeley. I just couldn’t afford it, not … Continue reading

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How the Writers Conference Went

The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference was held July 20 through 22, 2012 at the Los Angeles Valley College. It was the first year for the conference, and generally speaking it went off pretty well. I attended as a speaker, … Continue reading

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Speaking at a Writers Conference

Next weekend, I’ll be one of the speakers at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference, giving presentations on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, at 4:45, I’ll be teaming with Maxwell Alexander Drake to discuss “Location, Location, Location”. Basically discussing … Continue reading

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June at ScribblerWorks

Things have been rather slow around here. There is the perpetual job-hunting that is continually frustrating (as in, seeming to go no-where). Scraping by is no fun. I had hopes my niece Karen would be able to visit, but that … Continue reading

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On the Pasadena Archery Range

Every so often I go over to the Pasadena archery range, in the Arroyo park, where the Pasadena Roving Archers oversee regular activities. My friend Jim MacQuarrie and his wife Terri teach the kids and mentor the aspiring Junior Olympian … Continue reading

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New Poetry on the Website

April is apparently Poetry Month, so it is giving me the excuse to get some poems posted to the website. For a couple of these, I’ve been meaning to get them up for some time. But let’s start with the … Continue reading

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In Praise of Friends – In Memorium – Jack Gilbert

I have been vaguely thinking off and on during the last month that I needed to get back to my practice of writing about my friends. I put it off because I wanted to finish compiling a PDF of all … Continue reading

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WonderCon in Anaheim

I’ll be attending WonderCon this year – since it’s “nearby” in Anaheim. I’ll be a little less fan-girl and a bit more researcher. Plus I’ll be selling (or trying to sell) copies of my book at the GLAWS booth. I … Continue reading

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Visiting Grenada

Back in the January of 1997, I traveled to the island of Grenada with my mother. In the 1960s, after he had officially retired from his post in Trinidad, her father, the Reverend James MacDonald had served the Presbyterian congregation … Continue reading

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